{"product_id":"the-cherry-orchard-paperback-8","title":"The Cherry Orchard - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Karam\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fresh take on a classic by the Tony Award-winning playwright of \u003cem\u003eThe Humans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Karam's plays aren't tearful, but they are often about loss--of love, of health, of innocence--and the messy, haphazard, necessary ways we get on with our lives afterward... He specializes in painful comedies that really shouldn't be as funny as they are. Karam is a mature writer, very much in command of his gifts.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Karam is among the very best of his generation of playwrights.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The more you see Anton Chekhov's final play, the weirder it seems... \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard \u003c\/em\u003econtains distinctly bizarre touches: unexplained offstage noises, ominous portents of revolution, and a morbid ending that's nearly Beckettian... Adapter Stephen Karam layers American accents (racial and immigration anxieties) into his lean, accessible script.\" --\u003cem\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen Karam is known for his dedication to exploring the idiosyncrasies of human speech and behavior--the subtleties, the depth, and the won­derfully awkward minutiae. With this new adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e, Chekhov's canonical masterpiece about a family on the brink of bankruptcy, Karam's fluid style pairs harmoniously with the work of the master playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Karam\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two plays that were named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: \u003cem\u003eThe Humans \u003c\/em\u003ein 2016 and \u003cem\u003eSons of the Prophet \u003c\/em\u003ein 2012. \u003cem\u003eThe Humans \u003c\/em\u003ewon the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play. His other work includes the play \u003cem\u003eSpeech \u0026amp; Debate \u003c\/em\u003eand a film adaptation of Chekhov's \u003cem\u003eThe Seagull \u003c\/em\u003efor Sony Pictures Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Karam's play \u003ci\u003eThe Humans\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. Other plays include \u003ci\u003eSons of the Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and the winner of the 2012 Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Hull-Warriner awards for Best Play. Born and raised in Scranton, PA, he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219263570169,"sku":"9781559365512","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aExuZHNHNFU1TnprUmk1WU1OcjJ2UT09.webp?v=1768165802","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-cherry-orchard-paperback-8","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}